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B6268 crash in North Yorkshire on 3 February 1999 at 17:50 involving a Ford Fiesta

A Ford Fiesta and a Citroen ZX were involved in a crash on the B6268 in North Yorkshire at 17:50 on Wednesday 3 February 1999. The 19-year-old male driver of the Ford Fiesta was slightly injured.

It happened after dark under street lighting in fine weather on a wet single carriageway with a 30 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Slight
Date
3 Feb 1999
Wednesday, 17:50
Vehicles
2
Ford Fiesta and Citroen ZX
Casualties
1
1 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 54.28463, longitude -1.59814, in the DL8 postcode district and within the built-up area of Bedale. The location was in the former Hambleton district.

Map of where the crash happened in North Yorkshire

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
1999120340656
Council area
North Yorkshire
Police force
North Yorkshire
Police attended the scene
No

Road and location details

First road class
B
First road number
6268
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
30 mph
Urban or rural
Rural
Trunk road
Non-trunk road

Junction information

Junction type
Not at junction or within 20 metres

Pedestrian crossing information

Crossing facilities
No physical crossing facility within 50 m

Environmental conditions

Light conditions
Dark, street lights lit
Weather
Fine, no high winds
Road surface
Wet or damp

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 14 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 16 February 1990.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Ford Fiesta

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Overtaking stationary vehicle on its offside
    Travelling from
    North
    Travelling to
    South
    Lane or location
    Cycle lane (on main carriageway)
    Skidding and overturning
    Overturned
    Hit object in carriageway
    Parked vehicle
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    19 years

  • Vehicle 2: Citroen ZX

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Overtaking on nearside (passenger side, nearest the kerb)
    Travelling from
    Parked
    Travelling to
    Parked
    Lane or location
    Cycle lane (on main carriageway)
    Leaving the carriageway
    Nearside
    Hit object off carriageway
    Telegraph or electricity pole
    First point of impact
    Back
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    32 years
    Engine capacity
    1,360 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    7 years

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 19, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Ford Fiesta)

Data source

This record comes from the Department for Transport’s road safety data (STATS19), in which police forces in Great Britain record every road crash reported to them where someone was injured. It is reference 1999120340656 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the North Yorkshire road accident statistics for 1999.